The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-11

last spring travelled thousand miles
with the Prophet Joseph, and his
brother Hyrum, Brothers Brigham
Young, Heber G. Kimball, George A.
| Smith, and great many other men
some 2O5 in all-mostly Elders in
IsraeEfor the redemption OF our
brethren-to assist them in the midst
of persecution. Our Prophets and
Patriarchs, many of them, have passed
away. They are on the other side OF
| the vail. Since we came into these VAL
leys forty wears ago the .twenty fourth
! of last July-I drove President Young
| into this valley in my carriage, and he
was sick at the time-eleven of the
Apostles have passed away. They are
| in the spirit world mingling with the
Gods, where they can plead for their
| brethren. These are reflections that
rest upon my mind as | occupy this
stand where | have met day after day
and year after year with these noble
men. President John Taylor, who was
our last President and Apostle has also
taken his departure. The last time
was in this house met here
with him. His work is finished.
He has gone into the spirit world,
where we shall all go very soon. Some
times, in nay reflections, feel some
what lonesome when | think these
matters over. feel as If | had lived
two or three generations since the,
DAYS of Kirkland and Nauvoe, or since
the establishment of this Church and
Kingdom with which have been as
ISOLATED for so many years. L realize
myself that shall not dwell d great
while upon the earth. l do not ex-
pect to dwell q great while longer
with the Latter-day Saints.
have lived to the age of four score
years, and when [ contemplate the
multitude that has passed away since
we entered these valleys of the noun
tains, [ can only expect to take my
turn with the rest. But l will say this.
Ireioice in the Gospel of Jesus Christ;
[ rejoice in the work of God; | rejoice
in the principles of eternal life, light
and truth, which have been revealed to
the Latter-day SAINTS.
We have been called as people to
pass through great deal OF atf1iction
in our day md time. But this eternal
truth remains on earth and in heaven
that the God of Israel has set His hand
to establish His Church and Kingdom
upon the earth, and to fulfil the reve-
lations contained within the Holy
Bible, the Old and New Testament, as
well as other records which have been
given concerning the last dlSpenSatlon
and fulness of times.
We are all of US, brethren and sis
tiers, dependent upon God our Heay-
enly Father for all our blessings, both
temporal and spiritual. Indeed, while
| contemplate our progress, our ad-
vancement, and the signs of the times
In which we live, l feel that we, as
Latter day Saints, should try to fully
realize and comprehend our RESPONSE
bility before God, before each other,
before the heavens and before the
earth.
| have for a long time lad desire to
mingle with the Latter-day Saints, and
to take part in their institutions-the
Sabbath schools, the Mutual Improve
meht Associations, and with the var
iouS organizations of the Church.
But for several years have been Ia
boring in other portions of the coun-
try, and have been deprived of the
privilege of meeting with the SaintsIso
far as this portion of the Territory is
concerned.
have desired from my youth up to
| become acquainted with the truth as
contained in the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. From my youth up have had
a desire to live and find the people of
God on the earth. l have lived to see
| that day. have lived to see Proph-
cts, Apostles and inspired men. have
associated with them for many years
of my life. This has been a great
pleasure to me, and great satisfac-
ton to my own spirit.
And | desire to say to the Latter
day Saints, that we should remember
! that we are sent here on a mission !;
that we have been born in the flesh in
this last dispensation of the fulness
of times. We have been called to
| labor in the vineyard of the Lord,
called to preach the Gospel, called to
warn the nations of the earth, and
many of them have been warned. We
have travelled by land and by sea; have
visited many foreign nations, also al
most every part of our own nation,
and some of US are drawing our mis-
| sions to close.
have desire that the Latter-day
| Saints should try to live their religion,
and endeavor to do what is right; that
they should have faith in God, and in
the revelations of God, and in the
principles which have been revealed to
the Saints for the salvation of the hu-
man family.
We have a great many organizations
in the Church and Kingdom of God,
and have had almost from the be-
ginning. They are so organized
that all men and women, whether
young or old, have place of useful
ness. We should try to improve our
time, our talents and our opportunities
while we are here upon the earth. l
realize that this world is not our abid-
ing place. We have al evidence of
this every day of our lives. We are
called to bury our Prophets, Apostles,
Elders, fathers, mothers, wives and
children, all of which shows US that
we have no lease of life. We should
therefore improve our time to-day.
l have felt to give the Latter-day
Saints my faith and prayers in all their
labors and exerGiOns to build up the
kingdom of God. | tryto build it up
to the best of my ability in accordance
with the light and truth and knowledge
which God has given me.
This is the first time that | have en-
deavored to speak in public for good
while. have not been laboring In the
midst of congregations like this. |
have just passed through q week of
sickness, which laid me PROSTATE. l
feel the effects of it IN my lungs, aud Ia
my system, yet feel all right in my
spirit. l felt as though l desired to
lnnt- unOtt fha fanaS Io